How can i convert string "c:\a\b" to "c:\\a\\b" ?

[Samanta]

Hi

How can i convert string "c:\a\b" to "c:\\a\\b" ?

thanx

[Julius Ivanyi]

Hi

just create a loop iterating through the characters of the string, copy each

character from the string into a new string and whenever you find the '\' character,

plug in another '\' character into the new string.

HTH

Julius

[Masaaki Onishi]

Hi.


I had a same problem to do it before.

But I solved it.

If you have "c:\a\b", you must cut this string like "c:", "a" and "b".

After this, CString str = CString("c:") + "\\" + "\\";

You will get "c:\\" and apply to "a" and combines them.


If you try "\", the complier says error -> new line ...


Does anyone has better idea?

Regards.

-Masaaki Onishi-

[Gomez Addams]

As usual, everyone has their own prefered method.

Here is the pseudcode for mine.

This will have problems with a CString


testchar = startofstring

while( testchar is not null )

{

if( testchar is a slash )

{

move entire string right one place (including null)

insert another slash

advance testchar two places (for two slashes)

}

else

advance testchar one place

}


If I gave you real code it would spoil your fun

[Samanta]

Thank u all for such fast responding

actualy i am trying to get TCHAR type filename from GetSaveFile

function(which is giving me "c:\a\b\") and give it to

wmfDC.Create("c:\\a\\b\\blah.wmf").

I understood all ur suggestsions...thought there is any special function

for this...

Thanx

Samanta forever ;-)

[Gomez Addams]

At that level, single backslashes should work.

Are they being 'escaped' ?

A possibly easier thing to do would be to switch them all to

forward slashes. This little loop will do it.

while( TRUE )

{

char * cptr = strchr( filename, '\\' );

if( cptr )

*cptr = '/';

else

break;

}


Most function will accept forward slashes in path names.

Maybe I should say, many functions will.

[Masaaki Onishi]

Hi.

You are lucky.

CString filename = "C:\Masaaki\Masaaki\Masaaki.txt";

CString one = "\\";

CString two = CString("\\&quot + "\\";

int n = filename.Replace(one, two);

// filename is now "C:\\Masaaki\\Masaaki\\Masaaki.txt";

I just check this by the debugger, so probably this is OK.

Replace is only avaliabe for VC6.0.


Hope for help.

Masaaki Onishi-

[sally]

CString str("c:\a\b");

str.Replace("\", "\\");


Sally

[Masaaki Onishi]

Hi.


I posted this above.

Can you explain this. So I use "\\" and "\\" + "\\"


D:\MyProjects\VC\ReBars\MyDialog.cpp(58) : error C2017: illegal escape sequence

D:\MyProjects\VC\ReBars\MyDialog.cpp(58) : error C2017: illegal escape sequence

D:\MyProjects\VC\ReBars\MyDialog.cpp(58) : error C2001: newline in constant

D:\MyProjects\VC\ReBars\MyDialog.cpp(61) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before 'tag::id'

D:\MyProjects\VC\ReBars\MyDialog.cpp(61) : error C2661: 'Replace' : no overloaded function takes 1 parameters

Error executing cl.exe.

[cdmahesh]

Hi
str = "c:\a\b"
str.Replace("\","\\\\");

i think this will work.

bye

Mahesh Kumar C D

[cdmahesh]

Hi
str = "c:\a\b"
str.Replace("\","\\\\");


or u need to use
4 backslashes there to get 2 backslashes.


i think this will work.

bye

Mahesh Kumar C D